Phrase Hound found 143 phrases and 105 compound words that contain guard. The most common are listed below. Open guard in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 143
- security guardA person who is employed to provide security for people or property.
- coast guardThe organisation or officer enforcing maritime law and policing the seas within territorial waters.
- point guardA guard who is usually the shortest of the five basketball positions, and specializes in handling the ball, distributing it to the other players and generally running the team's offense.
- off guardNot vigilant; unprepared; inattentive.
- border guardA national agency that enforces the security of the country's national borders.
- prison guardAn armed person working to provide order, security, discipline, punishment, and prevent escapes of prisoners in a jail that answers to a warden.
- guard stoneA projecting metal, concrete, or stone exterior architectural element located at the corner and/or foot of gates, portes-cochères, garage entries, and walls to prevent damage from vehicle tires and wheels.
- guard againstTo prevent something unpleasant from happening.
- red guardA member of any of several organizations known as Red Guards or Red Guard.
- Home GuardAn armed citizen defence force supporting the British Army during the Second World War, in particular, defence against any invasion by enemy forces.
- guard of honourA group of people (especially military), arranged in one or more rows, at a ceremony to honour, or a visit by, an important person.
- guard postA location where a guard is posted (station), often having a guardhouse.
- advance guardA unit or units leading the way of advancing or marching troops, guarding them from ambushes, reconnoitering and pursuing the enemy, etc.
- car guardA person who watches over parked cars on the street and helps drivers to find parking places in exchange for money, usually informally.
- Iron GuardA fascist movement and political party in Romania that existed between 1927 and 1941.
- neck-guardAlternative form of neck guard.
- Swiss GuardOne of the Swiss soldiers who have served as guards at foreign European courts since the late 15th century.
- changing of the guardA ceremony during which the soldiers or other officials guarding a major government building or state residence, especially Buckingham Palace in England, are replaced by a new shift.
- chain guardA compartment that encloses the chain and sprocket assemblies of a bicycle
- guard shipA warship stationed at a port etc. to act as a guard.
- crossing guardA person who directs vehicular traffic so that pedestrians, especially students, may cross the right of way.
- trigger guardA thin loop surrounding the trigger of a weapon to keep it from accidental discharge.
- shooting guardA guard who is usually the taller of the two guard positions, and sometimes specializes in shooting from outside, particular from beyond the three-point line.
- middle guardA defensive player positioned in the middle of the pitch, opposite the offensive center and between the defensive tackles; the nose guard.
- new guardA person who is more willing to accept new ideas than their peers are.
Compound words 105
- safeguardSomething that serves as a guard or protection; a defense.
- bodyguardA person or group of persons, often armed, responsible for protecting someone.
- lifeguardA lifesaver: a rescuer, usually an expert swimmer, employed to save swimmers in trouble or near drowning at a body of water.
- guardrailA rail set alongside a dangerous place as a barrier, to improve safety.
- mouthguardA device that fits into the mouth over one or both arches of the teeth and usually made of plastic. Such devices may protect against injury during sport or fighting or may serve a medical purpose.
- mudguardA cover over the wheels of a vehicle, or a flap behind that wheel, to prevent water and mud being projected.
- rearguardThe rearmost part of a force, especially a detachment of troops that protect the rear of a retreating force.
- coastguardAlternative spelling of coast guard: The organisation or officer enforcing maritime law and policing the seas within territorial waters.
- watchguardA watchchain of any material.
- pickguardA piece of durable flat material placed on the body of a guitar (or similar instrument) beneath the strings to protect the surface from being scratched by a plectrum (or similar device).